Missing boat sought near Honduras

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has launched a search and rescue operation to locate a missing vessel with six people on board.

On Thursday, the 911 Emergency Communications Center received a report of a missing vessel with four Caymanians and two Hondurans on board.

The 37 ft. vessel departed Grand Cayman on Saturday, 16 July 2011 headed to the Swan Islands, Honduras. Six days later, it has still not arrived at that location.

Officers from the RCIPS’ Marine Unit and Air Support Unit, being assisted by the HMS Wave Ruler’s Linx helicopter are searching for the vessel.

The Honduran Coast Guard has been notified and is also searching waters off that country’s coast. All shipping interests have been advised to be on the lookout for the vessel.

“We are obviously very concerned for the safety of all six persons on board, and we are doing everything we can to locate the vessel by utilizing all assets available to us,” said RCIPS Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay.